"Postpartum at assessment unit cah"

At 10 days post elective section I took a fever and felt unwell and attended the assessment unit with my new born and was given antibiotics and sent home (before receiving blood results). I was contacted the next day by a doctor to say my infection markers were high and to return to get bloods re done the following day- these results were communicated 3 days later and I had to go back again and thankfully the levels had returned to normal (seen on the new app).

At 5 weeks pp I got the same symptoms again, again I sat in the corridor at the assessment unit for 3 hours with my new born (trying to breastfeed) to get bloods re done and sent home with the advice that they would call me if I needed treatment. My symptoms did not improve and I called back 2 days later to be told my infection levels were slightly high again but a doctor was yet to review them and to get any treatment I would have to go back yet again!

Despite all staff being kind and friendly my over all experience has been very disappointing considering I had to chase results several times and communication took several days each time! I also feel like having to wait in a corridor where the public is in and out in close proximity, with a new born is very impractical, uncomfortable and not suitable for a new born or newly post partum mum.